I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Chapter 459 Resisting Buddhism

There are reasons why the Northern Mountain Divine Palace did not seek help from the Grand Commander's Palace, and they have their own considerations.

Firstly, after the Northern Mountain Divine Palace moved to the Northern Continent, it failed to make progress for a long time. Finally, Zhuang Yan came, and the situation suddenly improved.

Then Nezha wreaked havoc in the Northern Mountain God's Palace, and it was Zhuang Yan who intervened to stop him. If it weren't for Zhuang Yan, things would have definitely turned out very badly.

Now, due to the negligence of the Buddha of Amoghavajra and the Great Emperor of the Northern Mountain, Nangong Wan has released the Demon Lord Taichen.

If Zhuang Yan is to clean up the mess, then the Northern Mountain Divine Palace will appear too incompetent, and will completely lose its autonomy in the future.

Since Zhuang Yan is now the Grand Master of Human Fate, with the authority to govern the Five Sacred Mountains, and since your Northern Sacred Mountain Palace can't do anything right and is so weak, wouldn't it be better for me to just send someone down here?

Zhuang Yan has the right and the strength to do so. This is not only something that the Northern Mountain Divine Palace fears, but also something that the other four mountains fear.

Getting power from the Jade Emperor is not so easy. As the ruler of the Three Realms, if the Jade Emperor does not want to give you power, he can deny it with a single word. Would you still have the chance to hold court in the Lingxiao Palace?
It was because Zhuang Yan was there to oversee the mortal realm that the Jade Emperor was able to confidently delegate power to the Five Sacred Mountains.

Therefore, it would be best to reseal the Demon Lord Taichen with the power of Beiyue and Beiju Luzhou. If that is not possible, they can be recruited, but the price to pay will undoubtedly be very high.

However, just as Amoghavajra was discussing the matter of subduing demons with the Great Emperor of the Northern Peak, the Demon Lord Taichen had already arrived at Qingwu Mountain in Jinling Prefecture aboard the Beichen Ferry.

The Demon Lord Taichen stood on the Beichen Ferry, looking down at the lush and verdant Qingwu Mountain below. The next moment, he raised his hand and pointed, and a beam of demonic light flew down.

In an instant, Mount Qingwu began to tremble. Birds flew across the mountain and longevity creatures ran about. Then, the ground in the center of Mount Qingwu cracked open, and an ancient and simple cave slowly rose from the ground and stood in the middle of Mount Qingwu.

"How many years? No, how many cycles? I've finally returned." The Demon Lord Taichen sighed, then urged the Beichen Crossing Ship to land outside the cave.

Above the cave entrance were three large characters: "Dust Demon Cave".

The Demon Lord Taichen turned around and put the Beichen Crossing Boat into his wide sleeve. Then he stepped forward and embraced Nangong Wan, who was as lifeless as a walking corpse, and said, "Madam, please take a look. This is my cave dwelling."

After saying that, the Demon Lord Taichen raised his hand and waved it, and suddenly flowers bloomed and jade-like grasses grew everywhere inside and outside the cave.

Then, the Demon Lord Taichen casually enlightened some female demons and monsters in the mountains, took them into his cave, and ordered them to serve Nangong Wan well.

Watching Nangong Wan being surrounded and served by a group of female demons as she entered the cave, the Demon Lord Taichen did not go in. Instead, he turned around and flew out of Qingwu Mountain, arriving at Feiguang Ridge, more than a thousand miles away from Qingwu Mountain.

As soon as the Demon Lord Taichen arrived at Feiguang Ridge, the dust he stirred up throughout the entire Yanfu Great World was dispersed by Zhuang Yan's whisk.

Upon realizing this, the Demon Lord Taichen was horrified and exclaimed, "Such magical power must be the work of those who have become saints and ancestors."

But he quickly calmed down. At least there wasn't one in Beiju Luzhou. Oh, there was only one, and that was Amoghasiddhi.

"I will not leave Beiju Luzhou, so I will have no problem with them." With this thought, the Demon Lord Taichen regained his calm demeanor.

When the Demon Lord Taichen arrived at Feiguang Ridge, without saying a word, he raised his hand and delivered a palm strike to the main peak of Feiguang Ridge.

With a beam of demonic light shooting out, the main peak of Feiguang Ridge was instantly cleaved in two by the demonic light.

Amidst the collapse of mountains and the cracking of the earth, a treasure box emitting a faint, shimmering light flew up from below the main peak of Feiguang Ridge and landed in the hands of the Demon Lord Taichen.

The Demon Lord Taichen caught the treasure box, opened it, and saw that the box was filled with a shimmering dust light, which filled most of the box.

“The heart's dust reflects, and the heavenly demon is born.” The Demon Lord Taichen closed the treasure box, looking at the eight characters engraved on it, his eyes flashing with intense light.

He is currently just an Earth Demon, and his only goal is to become a Heavenly Demon.

Once he becomes a Heavenly Demon, he will be able to break through more shackles and free himself from more constraints. At that time, even if the Minister of the Northern Mountain Divine Palace had a hundred times the courage, he would not dare to speak to him like that again.

The difference between Heavenly Demons and Earthly Demons is significant, because Heavenly Demons are inherently righteous and are part of the laws of heaven and earth.

The only hope for Taichen Demon Lord to advance to the Heavenly Demon realm lies in the 'Heart Dust Treasure Box' in his possession.

By absorbing 4.44 million dust particles, one can illuminate heaven and earth and ascend to become a celestial demon.

However, not every living being possesses this 'heart dust'; only those beings burdened by the seven emotions and troubled by the six desires have heart dust to absorb.

After obtaining the Heart Dust Treasure Box, the Demon Lord Tai Chen returned to Qingwu Mountain.

Having not returned to his cave for a long time, the Demon Lord Taichen naturally wanted to rest in the cave for a few days before going out to collect the Heart Dust.

Of course, he will also have a formal wedding ceremony with his new wife.

Therefore, the Demon Lord Taichen spent several days gathering all the demons in Jinling Prefecture into his cave, and ordered his demons to prepare for his wedding ceremony with Nangong Wan.

Needless to say, the Dust Demon Cave was brightly decorated and bustling with activity. Meanwhile, the Great Emperor of the Northern Mountain and the Buddha Amoghavajra had already discussed a plan to subdue the demon.

Actually, it wasn't really a strategy; it was just very simple and direct: Amoghavajra led all the Buddhist forces of the Heavenly Sound Sacred Realm to subdue and reseal the Demon Lord Taichen.

The Great Emperor of the Northern Peak was also generous; whatever treasures the Buddha needed, the Northern Peak Divine Palace would do its utmost to provide them.

So Amoghavajra took some of the necessary divine objects and treasures, then bid farewell to the Great Emperor of the Northern Peak and left Mount Heng to return to the Sacred Realm of Heavenly Sound.

Upon returning to the Heavenly Sound Sacred Realm, the Buddha Amoghavajra immediately used the divine objects and treasures he had retrieved from the Northern Mountain Divine Palace to refine magical artifacts and implements, which he then distributed to all those who possessed them.

Within the Heavenly Sound Sacred Realm, seven Bodhisattvas and fifty-six Vajras all received Dharma treasures and implements bestowed by Amoghasiddhi Buddha. Then, they all went out and followed Amoghasiddhi Buddha out of the mountain to subdue demons.

The Buddha could not shirk this responsibility. The Demon Lord Taichen had escaped, and the cause lay with him. Whatever the consequences, he would have to bear them.

Therefore, Amoghavajra had absolutely no hesitation in subduing the Demon Lord Taichen; this was a cause and effect he was determined to resolve.

“World Honored One, your disciple has observed his whereabouts. The Demon Lord Taichen is currently in his cave on Qingwu Mountain in Jinling Prefecture,” Bodhisattva Jidi reported to Buddha Amoghavajra.

Amoghasiddhi nodded slightly and said, "Go to Qingwu Mountain in Jinling Prefecture immediately."

"As you command," the bodhisattvas replied, then led the arhats and accompanied Amoghavajra on auspicious clouds, arriving directly outside Qingwu Mountain in Jinling Prefecture.

At this time, the Demon Lord Taichen and Nangong Wan had been happily married for four days, but the entire Qingwu Mountain was still decorated with red and colorful decorations, and the Demon Lord Chenmo Cave was filled with joy.

However, soon dark clouds gathered above the Dust Demon Cave, the sky turned as black as ink, and a strong wind arose, stirring up dust.

Inside Qingwu Mountain, the demons under the command of the Demon Lord Taichen were terrified by this sudden sight. They all looked up and saw dark clouds covering the sky and a fierce wind raging, as if it were the end of the world.

A moment later, a golden light suddenly pierced through the dark clouds and shone straight down, illuminating the entrance to the Dust Demon Cave.

Immediately afterwards, countless rays of Buddhist light shone in from where the golden light pierced through the dark clouds. Then, Amoghasiddhi, standing on auspicious clouds ten thousand feet high, with a halo of Buddhist light shining behind his head, slowly appeared above Mount Qingwu.

Following them were seven bodhisattvas, their bodies shrouded in Buddha's light and their feet resting on auspicious seven-colored clouds.

Following them were fifty-six guardian deities, each ten feet tall, with fierce and majestic eyes, and wielding vajras.

Upon witnessing this scene, the monsters of Qingwu Mountain were so frightened that they prostrated themselves on the ground, too afraid to move.

At this moment, Bodhisattva Shanyin stepped forward and shouted down at the Dust Demon Cave: "World Honored One, the Buddha Amoghasiddhi of the North has arrived here with his Dharma. Where is the Great Dust Demon Lord? Quickly come out and pay your respects."

Hearing the booming divine voice from the sky, the demons trembled with fear. Only a very few managed to get up and enter the Dust Demon Cave to inform the Great Dust Demon Lord.

Meanwhile, the Demon Lord Taichen was resting on his bed in his cave with Nangong Wan in his arms when he was suddenly awakened by the little demon's announcement.

"Reporting to the Demon Lord, a group of immortals have arrived outside. They say they are the Buddha of the Northern Amoghasiddhi and request that you go out to pay your respects," the little demon hurriedly reported.

The Demon Lord Taichen suddenly sat up, his eyes widening, and said, "The Buddha Amoghasiddhi of the North?" The little demon replied, "That's the name."

Tai Chen Demon Lord snorted coldly and said, "Your words are unkind; you old bald man have ill intentions."

After saying that, Demon Lord Taichen turned to Nangong Wan and said, "Madam, please rest well. I will see what this old bald man has to say when I see him."

Nangong Wan stared intently at the Demon Lord Taichen and said, "May the Buddha quickly destroy the demon of lust, so that I may also be freed from the thief's net."

The Demon Lord Taichen was not angry, but simply smiled and said, "It was not easy for him to kill me, and it will be difficult for you to be freed."

After saying that, the Demon Lord Taichen got up and flew out of the Demon Cave. He looked up and saw the Buddha Bukong and others in the sky.

Seeing the setup behind Amoghavajra, Demon Lord Taichen already knew what was going on and said, "Why is the Buddha here with his disciples and followers instead of cultivating in the Holy Realm?"

Shanyin Bodhisattva put her hands together and chanted a Buddhist mantra. Then she said to Taichen Demon Lord, "Demon, you broke the seal of the True Martial Emperor and entered the mortal world. I, the Buddha, have come to take you away."

Taichen Demon Lord said, "Buddha Bukong, we have always kept to ourselves and never interfered with each other. Why do you need to invite trouble by provoking me?"

The Buddha Amoghavajra said, "This humble monk eliminates demons for the sake of all living beings; why would I seek trouble for myself?"

The Demon Lord Taichen said, “I have only been here for a little over ten days since I escaped the calamity, and you have already come to take me away. This shows that you are attached to worldly things and have thoughts of the ten directions. I think your cultivation has been damaged and your worldly desires are not shallow.”

Amoghasiddhi opened his eyes wide, raised an eyebrow, and said, "Demon, stop spouting nonsense. It is only a matter of lifting a finger to subdue you."

After saying this, the Buddha Amoghavajra raised his hand, and the wind and clouds changed drastically. The golden Buddha moon wheel appeared out of thin air and shot out divine light towards the Demon Lord Taichen.

The divine light shone on the Demon Lord Taichen, and thousands of dust particles immediately rose up around him, scattering the divine light away.

The Demon Lord Taichen laughed and said, "A single thought arises, and all chaos ensues. Buddha Bukong, your mind is not at peace."

Having said that, the Demon Lord Taichen formed a hand seal and pointed at the golden Buddha moon wheel.

In an instant, the rapidly spinning golden Buddha moon wheel suddenly stopped, and then countless dust particles were generated inside and outside. In an instant, the golden Buddha moon wheel lost its brilliance and turned into a dusty circle, which crashed down from the sky, smashing a mountain range and crushing countless living beings.

As blood stained the divine object, it fell into ruin. A moment of sorrow flashed across the eyes of the Buddha Amoghavajra as he looked at the eroded golden Buddha moon disc.

But soon Amoghavajra shouted, "Demon, before the Buddha's teachings, you show no remorse and are so arrogant. It seems that heaven and earth cannot tolerate you."

The Demon Lord Taichen said, "Heaven and earth can tolerate me, but you, the Buddha Bukong, are the only ones who cannot."

“Absurd.” Amoghasiddhi flicked his sleeves, formed a hand seal, and shouted, “Come to my Buddha Kingdom in the palm of your hand and cultivate your Buddhist mind.”

As soon as the Buddha Amoghavajra finished speaking, the Demon Lord Taichen was instantly taken into the Buddha Kingdom in his palm.

A Buddhist kingdom in the palm of your hand, a world of Buddhist teachings, with billions of Buddha lights, the initiation of Brahma sounds, novice monks chanting sutras, monks reciting Buddha's name, and Buddhist disciples from all directions as numerous as the sands of the Ganges.

As soon as the Demon Lord Taichen entered, he was directly suppressed by Buddhist teachings. However, once he turned to his side, his body scattered into dust and fell into the ten directions.

Thus, in the Buddha's land, dust rose up, and all the phenomenal forms of the Dharma reversed the chanting of demonic sounds.

The Demon Lord Taichen stirred up dust and laughed in the Buddhist kingdom: "As many monks and Buddhist disciples you have, so too do I manifest countless forms of dust. You chant Buddhist scriptures, I raise demonic sounds. The ten directions of heaven and earth, the Buddhist kingdom in the palm of my hand, how can it be without dust?"

The Demon Lord Taichen was indeed difficult to deal with; as he said, even within the Buddha Kingdom in his palm, there was a speck of dust.

Amoghasiddhi sat cross-legged atop auspicious clouds, his palms flat, supporting the Buddha's realm.

Seven bodhisattvas and fifty-six vajras surround the four directions, serving as protectors of Amoghavajra.

However, the Buddha Kingdom in the palm of the Buddha was not peaceful. At first, the Buddha Kingdom in the palm was full of Buddha light, but soon dust and demonic light appeared.

As time went by, the magical light grew more abundant and intense.

In the blink of an eye, three to five days had passed. The demonic light within the Buddha's palm had occupied half of the world, while the Buddha's light retreated to protect the other half.

Three to five days later, the demonic light of the Buddha Kingdom in the palm of the hand had occupied two-thirds of the world. Seeing that the Buddha light was being forced into a corner and was in imminent danger, the seven Bodhisattvas finally could not sit still any longer.

"I never imagined that Demon Lord Taichen would be so troublesome," said Bodhisattva Shanyin. "The Buddha Kingdom in the World-Honored One's palm is in trouble, what should we do?"

The Bodhisattva Gatha said, "The Buddha-land in the palm of your hand only has novices, monks, and other Buddhist disciples. Their Buddhist teachings are weak and they are unable to resist the Great Dust Demon Lord."

Upon hearing the words of the Bodhisattva Jidi, the Bodhisattva Wuqian suddenly said, "In that case, if we enter the Buddha's land, we can help the World-Honored One suppress the demons."

The bodhisattvas' eyes lit up, and they immediately asked Amoghasiddhi, "World Honored One, the disciples in the Buddha's country are weak. If we can be brought into the Buddha's country, we can promote the Dharma and suppress the demons."

Upon hearing this, Amoghavajra hesitated for a moment, but soon the demonic light of the Buddha Kingdom in his palm grew stronger and stronger. Once the Buddha Kingdom in his palm was completely corrupted by the demonic power of the Demon Lord Taichen, it would turn the Buddha Kingdom into a demonic realm, further boosting the power of the Demon Lord Taichen.

Without time to think it over, Amoghavajra said, “Very well, you may all enter the Buddha’s land to help me.”

After saying this, Amoghasiddhi raised his hand and waved it, taking all seven Bodhisattvas and fifty-six Vajras into his Buddha-land.

The Bodhisattvas were no ordinary beings; after entering the Buddha's Pure Land, the seven Bodhisattvas immediately began to expound the Dharma.

In just one day, the demonic light that had occupied two-thirds of the Buddhist Kingdom was pushed back by the Buddhist light and finally forced to retreat to a corner of the Buddhist Kingdom.

At this moment, the Buddha's light shone brightly, as if it wanted to achieve its goal completely, utterly destroy the demonic power, and suppress the Demon Lord Taichen.

Just then, seeing that the time was ripe, the Demon Lord Taichen decisively took action, summoning the Beichen Crossing-the-World Boat, which directly descended upon the seven Bodhisattvas and fifty-six Vajras.

The reason why the Beichen Crossing-the-Boundary Boat is named "Crossing the Boundary" is because it has the divine power to break through the void boundary.

Therefore, as soon as the Beichen Ferry Boat appeared, it arrived above the heads of the seven Bodhisattvas in an instant. At this time, their Buddhist power was completely used to suppress the demonic power, so they were unable to free up their hands.

"Not good." A sense of alarm rose in the hearts of the seven Bodhisattvas, and then the Beichen Crossing World Boat directly suppressed them, instantly shattering the Dharma bodies of the seven Bodhisattvas and the fifty-six Vajras.

As the bodies of the seven Bodhisattvas and fifty-six Vajra Dharma Bodies crumbled and perished, the seven relics shimmering with five-colored light were collected into the Beichen Ferry Boat, and then returned to the sleeve of the Taichen Demon Lord along with the Beichen Ferry Boat.

"Hahaha, the devil is always one step ahead of the saint. You've made a mistake after all!" Demon Lord Taichen roared, unleashing a torrent of demonic light that instantly pushed back and devoured the entire Buddhist kingdom.

At that moment, the hands of the Buddha Amoghavajra outside trembled and then fell down. The golden light of merit on the merit wheel was reduced by half again, leaving only one-third of its previous value.

Amoghasiddhi abandoned his Buddha-land and stood atop auspicious clouds. Looking at the Buddha-land that had been completely swallowed by demonic light, he sighed deeply, clasped his hands together, and showed a look of sorrow.

As the Buddhist kingdom disappeared, the Demon Lord Taichen appeared before the Buddha Bukong, his demonic power at its peak and his demonic energy overwhelming.

As soon as the Demon Lord Taichen appeared, he stirred up a monstrous cloud of demonic dust and flew toward the Buddha Bukong, seemingly poised to devour him.

However, standing in front, the billions of demonic dust falling down could not touch him. The Buddha Amoghavajra clasped his hands together, his body shrouded in Buddha light, spotless, and with a solemn expression, he said to the Demon Lord Taichen: "Demon, you have temporarily gained power today, but evil cannot prevail over good. You will surely be brought to justice in the future."

After speaking, auspicious clouds gathered beneath the feet of the Buddha Amoghavajra, and the Buddha's light receded, completely ignoring the overwhelming demonic power of the Demon Lord Taichen. The billions of demonic dust particles turned into nothingness and slowly disappeared before the Demon Lord Taichen's eyes.

Seeing this, the Demon Lord Taichen did not stop him, not because he did not want to, but because he could not.

A figure like the Buddha has long transcended all things in the world and all laws of heaven and earth; ordinary means cannot stop him.

While the Demon Lord Taichen could contend with the Buddha Amoghavajra, he lacked the means to kill or imprison him, and could only watch as the Buddha Amoghavajra departed. (End of Chapter)

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